H & P Geography of India

a large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it

• subcontinent
• imperiablism
• yielding

a floodplain on which flooding rivers have deposited silt

• alluvial plain
• cottage industry
• mercantilism

in Asia, a seasonal wind that is crucial for the economy but is also destructive

• tsunami

• monsoon
• hurricane

a storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern around an area of low atmospheric pressure

• cyclone
• alluvial plain
• reincarnation

Japanese term: a HUGE wave caused by an underground earthquake

• tornado

• tsunami
• jati

In India, a group that defines one's occupation and social position

• Maslow

• jati
• panchayat

the theory or practice of merchant or trading pursuits

• mercantilism
• subcontinent
• karma

the action by which one country is able to extend power to control another country

• imperialism
• reincarnation
• karma

Hindu belief - It is the sum of good and bad actions in both past and present lives

• Enlightenment

• karma
• jati

village council, usually elders who make community decisions

• panchayat
• green revolution
• Iqugmit